Indians 4 Social Change

Death And Destruction A gentle breeze is definitely not fitting to describe tropical cyclone ‘ Ockhi.’ With wind speeds gaining up to 165 km per hour, Ockhi has been wreaking havoc in Tamil Nadu, Kerala. The government of Kerala described Ockhi as ‘an unprecedented calamity,’ necessitating the rescue of more …

The Plot In the limelight for all the wrong reasons, the film ‘Padmavati’, set in the 14th century narrates the legend of Hindu queen Padmavati of Rajputan caste and the barbaric ruler Alauddin Khilji. The story has it that Khilji on hearing of Padmavati’s alluring beauty immediately resolved that she …

“Every second we are damaging our lungs, but we cannot stop breathing,” were the words of  Arvind Kumar, the head of the chest and lung surgery department at the Sir Ganga Ram hospital. Delhi’s pollution problem has been no secret, however, the problem has recently escalated to levels far from …

With the plummeting reputation of airlines these days nothing really should surprise us, unfortunately, the recent video of an Indigo Airlines assaulting a 53-year-old man hits an all-time low. What could be worse! The seemingly ‘mandatory’ apology arriving after the video became public, and the sacking of the employee who …

Introduction This year, farming in Odisha took a change for the worst. Farmer suicide continued to plague the state as records reached an alarming four suicides within the span of a week! The latest victim was Akshaya Dharai whose crop fell prey to the attack of the notorious Brown Stem …

Burnt To The Ground Taking the cue from the Delhi smog incident which stemmed from the burning of paddy straw in neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana, the Karnataka government introduced the ‘smoke management strategy’ in December 2016. There was initial contemplation on the imposition of a blanket ban on …

Although well masked from the public eye, human trafficking still exists! An activity that has now blossomed into a business has extended its clutches to baby trafficking. The need to clear financial debts wins over poor families who need little persuasion to give up their little bundles of joy for …

Heavy rains bring disease, plagues, and panic. However, this monsoon unraveled a disaster that had been waiting to happen. The untimely rain, shocked many people, all who in a frenzy to stay dry rushed towards the foot overbridge. Eventually, all the panic-driven pushing and shoving resulted in 22 dead and …

Introduction Organ donation is the process of donating organs or biological tissue to a living recipient who is in need of a transplant. Vital organs like the heart, liver, kidneys, intestines, lungs, and pancreas can be donated only in the case of ‘brain death’. However other tissues like corneas, heart …

Despite awareness of antagonism amidst India and Pakistan, both parties have perpetually managed to remain diplomatic on the international front. However this year’s UN General Assembly were witness to the battle of words between both nations. Seizing The Opportunity According to reports the verbal sword play began with the ball …